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A Little Peace

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This book would be a great book to use on World Peace Day September 21. To make the most of this book for your class or child would be for you to read it first and write down what country the photo is from and what is going on in the photo. The photos are terrific, but with National Geographic the photos have to be awesome!

The last 2 pages are a note on and about Peace. There are famous quote like " Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding" Albert Einstein and also a famous Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu - " If there is to be peace in the world. There must be peace among the nations. If there is to be peace among nations, there must be peace in the cities. If there is to be peace in the cities, there must be peace between neighbors. If there is to be peace between neighbor. If there is to be peace between neighbors there must be peace at home. If there is peace at home, there must be peace in the heart. And finally Treaties are negotiated by governments. Peace is made by people!

The photos in this book include: Gzipur Bangladesh, Katmandu, Nepal, Near Kitale Kenya,Bali Indonesia, London England, Chichicastenango Guatemalla, Padova Italy, Outside Shendi Sudan, Base-Terre Guadeloupe, Srinagar Sashmir India, Trashi Yangtse Bhutan, Fengdu China, Bagdad Iraq, Salvador Brazil, Kabul Afghanistan, Leh Ladkh India, Tokyo Japan, Mekong Delta Vietnam, Al Kut Iraq, Edinburgh Scotland, Mazar-E Sharif, Afghanistan and in the United States of America Albuquerque New Mexico, Dover Ohio, New Orleans Louisianna and Brooklyn New York. There is also a flat map of the world to show where the photos are from.

If you are looking for a book for younger children about peace I sugguest Can You Say Peace - Karen Katz or Somewhere Today - A book of Peace by Shelley Moore Thomas.

Just a great book with a great message and very touching pictures. Also explains where all the pictures were taken with a world map.A Little Peace

After finding this book at the library, I'm definitely buying a copy for my almost one-year old kids. We've been reading it for a month, and my kids love it as much as me. It's compiled of beautiful photographs of people from around the world engaged in everyday activities from playing to praying. Some examples include Buddhist monks in Bhutan, a very crowded bus in Sudan, people celebrating in Brazil and children playing in New York. I got chills the first time I read it. Simple text accompanies each page perfect for young children. I love how each photo is explained in more detail at the end of the book. I will be reading this book to my kids for many years and using it to talk about other countries and eventually world conflicts. As a mom of two middle-class white kids, I'm striving to expose them to the diversity of the world, and this book is perfect. I'm so tired of the "cookbook" diversity books that show drawings of kids of different races all laughing together. Blah. I like the realness and simplicity of this book. I plan on checking out all of Barbara Kerley's books.

Not only are the pictures amazing, but it is written very simple. Perfect for my pre-schooler!

Photos and message are marvelous. No religious overtones, other than the message of peace; we are using this book in our Sunday school class for K-5th graders.

I love to re-read this book anytime I need to find the peace in my life.

I wanted a picture book to help my preschool student understand the concept of 'peace' but find this doesn't really do what I am aiming for.

The photographs are nice and I got it since it was recommended in an early childhood publication of good reputation.

I suggest you try it but don't get your hopes up too high.